Parker Elementary School

Parker Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school in MIDDLESEX, New Jersey, operated by Middlesex Borough School District. The school serves 192 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 53% leaner than the state mean of about 405.

Middlesex Borough School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,027 students. Parker Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Parker Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%; the rest breaks down as 20% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Parker Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Middlesex County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Parker Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 37.5%, a residual of +3.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $111,549, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students), Parker Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Middlesex High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parker Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parker Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Parker Elementary School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 192). Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 58% across the same window.

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